European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thi stars and strips Hoffa balks sets Union convention Washington Boos James Koffa announced plans for a special Union Conven Tion next despite objections of Union monitors who said they would seek a court order to Block Holla frankly told a news con Ference inc purpose in calling the convention is to get himself elect re and thereby rid the Union of monitors supervision under of a court Hoffa said the teamsters inter National executive Board unania Nous by approved the convention he said the session probably will b held in Chicago at a Date in february to be fixed the action was taken after a four hour session with Tho Board of monitors headed by Martin Odonoghue said he planned to file a petition with District judge Dickinson Letts to Block the he called it undesirable h Hoffa has l lulled to follow through on Moni to suggested the monitors also plan to seek greater Power from the court to get Hoffa to accept Monitor re Union attorneys were prepared Hoffa elected on illegal votes investigator says Washington a Senate rackets committee testified More than half of the votes that elected James Hoffa As president of the big teamsters Union were cast Pierre the snid he could prove by the unions own Constitution illegality of rent of the votes for Hoffa at in International Conven Tion in Miami last Salinger based his charges of illegality in voting on the unions provisions governing election of those provi he require that Dele Gates be elected directly at membership or appointed by executive boards of locals with prior approval of the he noted the Constitution also provides for selection of delegates issuance of a convention Call but 30 Days in Advance of the con Strong France declared vital Paris up Gen Alfred m Gruenther president of the american red said the Western world could not develop a solid defense system without the participation of a Strong and vigor Ous speaking before a luncheon Pawn in his Honor by the american club of the former supreme Allied commander in Europe warned Western statesmen not to underestimate the soviet i am certain that the Western world now has enough military Force to Stop a hot he but if the cold War is going to then True peace can never be 1 do not think that any solid a cysteine of european defense can be operated without the presence of a Strong France and i myself wish is Success to France in the he Gruenther said one of the ele ments which made the soviet armed forces so formidable was their but the russians too have their he said you have Only to look the figure of three Mil lion germans who have fled East Germany for the West to fight the petition before Letts in the event they to Appeal to higher the monitors were named by Letts earlier year As part of a Compromise settlement of a suit which originally sought to bar Hoffa from the Union under the settlement Hoffa took office the court named three monitors to supervise Union the pro vision was to last at least a after which could be terminated by a new Union convention and election under Monitor the minimum year term will have expired by the monitors have accused Hoffa of ignoring or yielding grudgingly to reforms they Hoffa in torn accused the monitors this week of putting Forth there own press had made but not announced for clean ing up the the Monit Oraf efforts have been aimed at safeguarding Union funds against insuring voice for the unions membership Union elections end removing officials who have come tinder in hearings before the Senate rackets investigating first negro in Florida lava school on the basis of those or Only 18 per cent of the votes for Hoffa were do finite Legal and per cent were do finitely committee chairman John me Cellan dark added that this meant that approximately 39 per cent of he Convent Ion votes in the Twilight Mcclellan said the evidence j showed ill Hoffa Camp treated the Union Consitt Timon As just a scrap of paper it was simply a travesty of disenfranchisement of the members who pay their dues earlier Hoffa told investigating senators he is empowered to spend the Money of his giant Union in any Way he sees i Hoffa outlined his authority when the Senate rackets committee questioned the use of in funds to acquire the Long estate of Paul the waiter a Chicago John commit Lee expressed misgivings that so much Money had Botn paid for the property of the most notorious gangster in the United particularly since the committee had been told the estate was not Worth More than Hoffa contended the appraisal received by the committee didst take into consideration the full amount of the property including the the Union Hopes to use the luxurious estate As a training school for teamster business agents and the teamster Boss acknowledged the question of the in was not taken up in Advance with the Union membership or the executive 1 had the he it was not necessary to do so under the Broad Powers granted me As president t s you mean that you have authority to spend of the teamsters Money without taking it up with either the members or the executive Board Irving m Ives you mean you have Blanket authority to spend Union Money in any amount you deem in the interests of the Union that is Hoffa George of Sita in the auditorium at the University of Florida Law school shortly before registering As the first negro to attend the Allwhite photo Federal fraud trial opens for 2 executive up two army officers and an Ohio industrialist went on trial in Federal court Here on charges of conspiring to defraud the government in the awarding of in a 13page covering 44 alleged overt the government charged that Brig 5en Ralph of Kansas City col Charles of and Robert Mcnett old Boss joins world Well wishers Ike lands retiring Montgomery Paris Apfield marshal Viscount stepping out thursday As supreme Al Ted commander in had trouble cleaning out his desk see Story on Page it wednesday As warm messages came in from All Over the included was a message from his old Dwight defense Secretary Neil Mccuroy also sent message ing Montgomery Long and devoted service to the defense forces of the messages were coming in from old military comrades All Over the world As Montgomery through his last Day at calmly cleaning up a few Odds and the officers at the Headquarters dined wednesday night at a formal dress uniform dinner for Mont it was attended by All the top including Gen Laurie supreme Allied com Eisenhower message was by Norstad at the Paris in a dear Monty the president it has been a source of Comfort and Confidence to us All and to me personally that you were part of this this occasion evokes Many treasured memories of our close personal and professional association in peace and president of Royal of Jamestown and conspired to get con fear the Roy Al company and thus defraud the the indictment charged that me Nett paid off both Brownfield Ami Burley an interest in the general Metal products a Mink coat a Buick wrist watches and a record plane it Eure the government also charged that the army officers used Mili tary planes illegally in transport Mcnett to South Carolina and Ohio for personal both officers were stationed at Olmsted air Force Middle the indictment said that Brown Field allegedly sold a Patent to that 00 several occasions he was Able to up off Royal to Forth coming government and that Burley had approved the award of contracts to the alleged conspiracy took place in late 1954 and Early peace Juci Iriart France f Pius Rbt entreated the Joji Fatis and much rial or Shine on speaking by Mer Home in the pontiff i Ful also to implode of to Brineff an tred anti potent voices of desire be reduced to s Brief to in rapt silence by grims from ail was the final event Ter National Marian to celebrate the memory of Ife and of Bernadette Sou Fairoma 14yearoul child who reported be ing visions of Mary 100 statue paraded the led by the Eugene Cardinal and Irish a tinier paraded the statue Gin through the City of before assembling on the in front of the Basilica of theft sary to hear the Popes Pius who last Lourdes As u pupal Legate in Jar we know very the Powers of hell seek in manner to ravage the Herit tearing away Cence and St for Unity and holiness of citing the social against the As though men were not the Church everywhere succeeds in introducing propagating the most he spirit of truth and right bests to every heart and there is a desire to find tic Castro radio says rebels on March to liberate9 Cuba Havana map rebel Les few Fidel castros radio announced forces had started a Wes March from Eastern Oriente Ince to liberate Cuba from dictatorship of president fio broadcasts from Maestre Headquarters said six urns had reached the fron tej Camaguey without army Castro declared in rebel forces would sweep of Cubas provinces Wum rebel unit now to last Villas Andul Ern most Pusnar Rio prov i addition to Oriente no concent government they can smash the rebels Ever they can be brought to gave no evidence of concern in armed a radio transmitter after an More Bullet riddled found the town of across the Bay from ii i i i in sought to fatal Accident Germany so the Driver of a dec rec Blue car who witnessed a which a woman Drung motorcycle was killed is re by the German Bodiee Here or visit its involved in i occurred at 3 35 no sept a Volkswagen bus and a there were the it the american Hind the other